Texas Appeals Social Media Law Injunction
Texas is appealing a U.S. district court’s decision to pause the state's social media law, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said in a filing Tuesday, as expected in case 1:21-cv-00840 (in Pacer, and see 2112030033). Texas has raised legal questions…
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never considered by the 5th Circuit of the Supreme Court regarding common carriers and the First Amendment, the state argued: A stay pending appeal is “warranted given the serious, novel legal questions at issue." The appeals court should have the opportunity to consider the issues before the injunction is implemented, argued Texas, calling the plaintiffs’ standing “highly questionable” and the injunction “vague and overbroad.”